Ehon mushi erami (Picture Book of Selected Insects)
Kitagawa Utamaro I
(Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô)
(Japanese)
1788 (Tenmei 8)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink and color with mica on paper
Dimensions27.1 x 18.4 cm
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number2008.167.1-2
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ProvenanceBetween about 1897 and 1907, probably acquired in Japan by Charles J. Morse (b. 1852 - d. 1911), Evanston, IL; by descent to his son, Jared Kirtland Morse (b. 1886 - d. 1949) and his wife, Caroline Roberts Morse (b. 1907 - d. 1982), Cromwell, CT; gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 18, 2008)
Kitagawa Utamaro I
about 1789 (Tenmei 9/Kansei 1)